Nilmari Santini

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Nilmari Santini Martin , also Nilmarí Santini Martin , (born May 25, 1959 , † March 25, 2006 in San Juan ) was a Puerto Rican judoka . She was third in the 1986 World Cup and won the 1987 Pan American Games.

Athletic career

Nilmari Santini fought in the heavyweight division or in the open class. At the Pan American Championships in Mexico City in 1984, she competed in both weight classes. In the heavyweight division she finished second behind Alisson Henry from Venezuela, in the open class she won the title with a final victory over Heidi Bauersachs from the United States. Six months later, the 1984 World Championships took place in Vienna . In the heavyweight division, she lost to the Italian Maria Teresa Motta in the quarterfinals . She lost the battle for bronze to Margaret Castro from the United States, so Santini finished fifth. She also took part in the competition in the open class, but was eliminated in her opening match against the Hungarian Ibolya Kekes .

1986 Santini won the heavyweight title at the Pan American Championships. At the World Championships in Maastricht, she was defeated in the quarterfinals of the heavyweight competition of the Dutch Marjolein van Unen . After a victory in the Hope Round, she fought against the British Joanne Spinks for a bronze medal and won.

In the heavyweight final of the Pan American Games in 1987 in Indianapolis Nilmari Santini and Margaret Castro faced each other and Santini won the title. Three months later, Santini competed at the World Championships in Essen both in the open class and in the heavyweight division. In the heavyweight division she lost in the quarterfinals against the German Regina Sigmund . After defeating the Spaniard Angela Medina , she lost in the battle for bronze against the Dutchwoman Angelique Seriese . In the open class she lost to Belgian Ingrid Berghmans in the round of 16 . With two wins in the round of hope, Santini reached the battle for bronze, which she lost to the Frenchwoman Isabelle Paque .

In 1989, Santini finished seventh in the heavyweight division at the World Championships in Belgrade after losing to Regina Sigmund at the start. At the end of July 1991 the 1991 World Championships took place in Barcelona . Santini lost her opening heavyweight fight against Swetlana Gundarenko from the Soviet Union. In the open class, Santini was eliminated in her second fight against the Japanese Noriko Matsuo . A fortnight later, the Pan American Games took place in Havana . There Santini reached the final both in the heavyweight division and in the open class and was subject to the Cuban Estela Rodríguez .

Rodríguez and Santini also faced each other in the heavyweight final at the Pan American Championships in 1992 and the Cuban won here too. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, ​​women's judo competitions were on the official program for the first time. Nilmari Santini lost in her first fight to the French Nathalie Lupino . In the hope round , she defeated the Canadian Jane Patterson and then eliminated against Swetlana Gundarenko.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Pan American Championships 1984 at judoinside.com
  2. ↑ a b c match balance at judoinside.com
  3. ↑ Pan American Games in 1987 at judoinside.com
  4. ↑ Pan American Games 1991 at judoinside.com
  5. ↑ Pan American Championships 1992 at judoinside.com
  6. ↑ Heavyweight tournament in 1992 in the Olympedia
personal data
SURNAME Santini, Nilmari
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Santini Martin, Nilmari (full name); Santiní, Nilmari
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Puerto Rican judoka
DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1959
DATE OF DEATH March 25, 2006
Place of death San Juan